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Title:	Computer model for reactor design of an ethane cracking unit
Author:	Lough, Derek J.
View Online:	njit-etd1971-002 (51 pages ~ 2.6 MB pdf)
Department:	Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
Degree:	Master of Science
Program:	Chemical Engineering
Document Type:	Thesis
Advisory Committee:	Roche, Edward Charles, Jr. (Committee chair) McCormick, John E. (Committee member) Kreps, Saul I. (Committee member)
Date:	1971-06
Keywords:	Chemical Reactors -- Mathematical Models Ethanes Cracking Process
Availability:	Unrestricted
Abstract:	The purpose of this thesis is to develop a Fortran [sic] Computer Program to model the radiation section of a pyrolysis tube reactor designed for cracking 100 percent ethane feed. The model calculates the length of the tubular reactor required to obtain a specified ethane conversion or the ethane conversion for a specified reactor length. The resulting solution yields a conversion profile, a temperature profile, and the reactor residence time as a function of tube length. From this data it can be determined if the design is adequate and lies within the reactor model's constraints.